Canada Housing Starts

Last Release

Dec 31, 2025

Actual

282.4

Units In

Thousand units

254.6

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Feb 16, 2026

Time to Release

28 Days 23 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
333.28 Mar 2021	90.7 Aug 1982	194.13 Thousand units	1977-2025	Canada Mortgage And Housing Corporation

In Canada, a housing start is defined as the beginning of construction work on the building where the dwelling unit will be located. This can be described in 2 ways: usually, the stage when the concrete has been poured for the whole of the footing around the structure; or an equivalent stage where a basement will not be part of the structure.

Latest Updates

Housing starts in China rose by 11% from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted of 282,439 in December of 2025, firmly above market expectations of 260,000, to mark the highest rate in five months. Urban housing starts in centers with populations over 10,000 people rose by 12% to 270,168. In turn, rural starts were estimated at the 12,271 mark.